The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-14

The house of thine abode,
The church our blest Redeemer saved
With his own precious blood.
love thy church, 0 God,
Her walls before thee stand;
Dear as the apple of thine eye,
And craven on thy hand
Rev. A. D. Cohen of North Carolina, read
the account Of the feast of the dedication of
the temple, from the Eighth chapter of
| Kings, and in connection with it, a part
of the Fourth chapter of John, an account
| of the condemnation for unbelief of the
woman of Samaria.
THE BUILDING COMMITTEES REPORT.
Mr.. Norton Frierson. Chairman of the
Building Committee, read the committees
report in which he reviewed the history of
the church. The movement to establish
Baptist mission church in the southern
part of the city began about
twenty years ago After several
years of effort lot on Gwinnett street, south
of the old jail, was purchased, but nothing
further was done until about three years
ago, when the lot was disposed of and the
site upon which the new church is built
was obtained. The church was begun in
August, 1886 Completed it will cost, with
the lot, $4,000. There is debt of $500 yet
to be paid, and a part of this amount has
already been raised.
AT the conclusion of the report the choir
sang Jne nyIun:
Every human tie may perish,
Friend to friend unfaithful prove;
Mothers chose their own to cherish,
Heaven and Earth at last remain.
But no changes
Can attend Jehovah's love.
DIR. HOLMES SERMON.
Dr. Holmes sermon was upon temnle
worship. The fifteen Psalms, be-
ginning with the 120th, and from one
Of which his text was taken, are sup
posed to have direct reference to
the history of temple worship. The whole
conception of the Jewish religion, DIR. Holmes
said, involved a united worship. The first
congregation assembled at Sinai. The noun
tain was Gods pulpit and the valley below
was his auditorium, and there he talked to
His people. In their wanderings the Taber-
nacle was their place of assembling, and
when finally they reached the promised land
temple worship became possible, and the
history of their temples became the re-
ligious history of the people. In
the temple was thu unity of the people
When the kingdom was divided it became
necessary to have other places of worship,
but Capitalization was always the principal
idea of Judaism. When the mission of
Judaism is ended then centralized worship
is gone. Our Lord taught the women of
Samaria that the human soul is the great
temple of God. DIR. Holmes dwelt at some
length upon the sanctity of the Sabbath
He then took up the personal interest of
Gods people in His church--the Lords
house-and referred to the manner in which
Gods people in Savannah have aided in
building temple to his name, a place in
which to worship and glorify Him.
Rev. Mr.. Cohen, offered the dedicatory
prayer in which he prayed Gods blessing
to rest upon the church and its people for
ever.
Mrs Ida Wade sang the 'Tantum Ergo
and the service closed with the Doxology.
RAISING THE INDEBTEDNESS.
In order to diminish the indebtedness of
the church, DR.. Holmes solicited contribu-
lions from the congregation and quite a
sum was raised. The church will be under
the charge of Dr. Holmes, but he will have
an assistant at an early day, and services
will then be conducted regularly. For the
present, however, there will be no regular
Sunday service. The Sunday school will be
organized next Sunday morning, and
weekday services will be held as often as
practicable. o
THE CHURCH BUILDING.
The church building is handsome sGruc-
ture. 1t is 100 feet in length by forty-five
feet in width, is well lighted, and attract
lively furnished in the interior The floor is
inclined, having fall of two feet from the
front to the pulpit platform. The entrance
is from Duffy street. Over the vestibule is
small gallery. The furnace and blinds
have not yet been put in, but will be within
a week or two. The auditorium has seating
capacity of $50 There are no pews. but the
seats are a combination chair and settee.
and are especially adapted for church and
Sunday school use When the Sunday
school is in progress the back of the middle
chair can be turned, allowing the teachers
to face their classes. The pulpit is a hand
some piece of cypress wood work, and is a
memorial gift to the church from Maj d.
e. Bacon i'll memory of his mother The
pulpit Bible is gift from little Harley and
Viyie Cesar, two members of the Sunday
school infant class.
THE FURNISHING NOT COMPLETE.
Only part of the church--the pulpit
platform and the asles--have been CARPET
ed. The chandeliers are of antique brass.
The choir is at tho right of the pulpit, fac
ing the congregation. All the work in con
nection with the building and furnishing of
the church, so far as it has gone, has been
well done. The building committee, which
originally consisted of Mr.. Norton Frierson
chairman; Messrs. James 7. Wells
c. S. Ellis, +. d. Blood
worth and j. w. Rabun, and to
which the deacons Of the church were after
ward added, has done its work faithfully.
The building is an ornament to the southern
norton of the CITY and is n monument IN